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Get ready for Weird Caroline

The 2020 MLB season was unlike anything that came before it in any number of ways. But it did influence at least one season after it. Runners starting on second base in extra innings, minimum batters faced rules, and seven-inning double headers all migrated from the 60-game season while the universal DH and geographical play - regardless of league - did not.

We already know that seven-inning games don’t count for no-hitters and that in the eighth inning of these games a runner show up on second base. What we don’t know: when, if ever, is Sweet Caroline played?